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MILES, Richard
1811 - 1891 (80 years) Has 11 ancestors and 5 descendants in this family tree.
1777 - 1840 (63 years)-
Name MILES, Richard Birth 1811 Aldershot, Hampshire, England 
Christening 12 Apr 1811 Aldershot, Hampshire, England Gender Male Death 1891 Wokingham, Berkshire, England Person ID I783 Edgoose Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Father MILES, Richard, b. 1772, Aldershot, Hampshire, England d. 1841, Seale, Surrey (Age 69 years) Relationship natural Mother SAUNDERS, Martha, b. 1777, Farnham, Surrey, England d. 1840, Seale, Surrey (Age 63 years) Relationship natural Marriage 18 Jan 1798 Aldershot, Hampshire, England Family ID F552 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 .........., Lydia, b. Hampshire, England d. 1843, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, England Children 1. MILES, Martha, b. 29 Dec 1834, Eversley, Hampshire, England d. 1841 ?2. MILES, Mary Ann, b. 20 May 1836, Eversley, Hampshire, England d. Aft 1851 (Age > 16 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. MILES, James, b. 1838, Eversley, Hampshire, England d. 1899, Wokingham Registration District, Berkshire (Age 61 years)4. MILES, Richard William, b. 1840, Eversley, Hampshire, England d. Aft 1851 (Age > 12 years)5. MILES, Lydia, b. 1843, Eversley, Hampshire, England d. Aft 1851 (Age > 9 years)Family ID F577 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 2 .........., Elizabeth, b. Between 1815 and 1816, Eversley, Hampshire, England d. Yes, date unknown Marriage UNKNOWN Family ID F578 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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RICHARD MILES 1811-1891
Richard, son of Richard and Martha MILES, was baptised at Aldershot, Hampshire, on 12 April 1811.
(FamilySearch)
From the 1841 census of Eversley Common, Eversley, Hampshire:
*Richard Miles, aged 35, baker, NOT born in Hampshire;
Lydia [sic] MILES, aged 37, born in Hampshire;
Mary MILES, aged 6, born in Hampshire;
James MILES, aged 5, born in Hampshire;
Richard MILES, aged 1, born in Hampshire.
Ann MASON, aged 14, [F.S. crossed out], NOT born in Hampshire
(HO107/394/8/10/15)
From the 1851 census of Wokingham, Berkshire:
*Richard MILES, head, widower, aged 35, beerseller, born at Farnham, Surrey;
Martha MILES, housekeeper, unmarried, aged 34, born at Eversley, Hampshire;
Mary Anne MILES, daughter, aged 14, scholar, born at Eversley, Hampshire;
James MILES, son, aged 12, scholar, born at Eversley, Hampshire;
Richard MILES, son, aged 10, scholar, born at Eversley, Hampshire;
Lydia MILES, daughter, aged 9, scholar, born at Eversley, Hampshire;
Henry COALES, lodger, unmarried, aged 32, agricultural labourer, born at Wokingham, Berkshire;
Thomas SLAUGHTER, lodger, widower, aged 40, agricultural labourer, n.k.;
Thomas SURLE (?), lodger, unmarried, aged 25, agricultural labourer, n.k.;
Moses HAILE, lodger, widower, aged 60, agricultural labourer, n.k..
(HO107/1693/166/4)
The 1861 census of Nine Mile Ride, Wokingham, Berkshire:
*Richard MILES, head, married, aged 50, baker, born at Wokingham [sic], Berkshire;
Eliza MILES, wife, married, aged 51, born at Wokingham, Berkshire.
(RG9/750/98/9)
The 1871 census of Nine Mile Ride, Wokingham, Berkshire:
*Richard MILES, head, aged 60, baker and farmer of 4 acres, born at Farnham, Surrey.
Elizabeth MILES, wife, aged 55, born at Eversley, Hampshire.
(RG10/1286/17/7)
NB: No proof that this is the son of Richard and MARTHA Miles.
From the 1881 census of Near Heathlands, Wokingham, Berkshire:
*Richard MILES, head, aged 70, retired baker, born at Farnham, Surrey;
Elizabeth, wife, aged 65, born at Eversley, Hampshire.
Next door were:
James MILES, head, married, aged 44, market gardener, born Eversley, Hampshire;
Elizabeth MILES, wife, married, aged 44, born at Abbey Milton, Dorset.
(RG11/1310/120/12)
From the 1891 census of Miles' Cottages, Wokingham, Berkshire:
*Richard MILES, head married, aged 82, retired farmer, born at Farnham, Surrey;
Elizabeth MILES, wife, married, aged 78, born at Southampton, Hampshire.
(RG12/1000/14/23)
The death of Richard Miles aged 83 was registered in 1891.
(GRO September Q 1891 Wopkingham 2c 207)
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